Bolivian government of Hugo Banzer

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The Bolivian government of Hugo Banzer was the conservative administration that ruled Bolivia in the late 1990s and early 2000s, noted for its controversial neoliberal policies and harsh response to social protests such as the Cochabamba Water War.

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instanceOf government
presidential administration
capitalCity La Paz NERFINISHED
characterizedBy conservative governance
neoliberal economic agenda
strong security-oriented approach to protests
coalitionPartner Conscience of Fatherland NERFINISHED
Nationalist Democratic Action NERFINISHED
Revolutionary Left Movement (Bolivia) NERFINISHED
Solidarity and Civic Union NERFINISHED
controversy handling of Cochabamba Water War
support for water privatization in Cochabamba
use of security forces against social movements
country Bolivia
economicPolicyOrientation fiscal austerity
pro-market
endTime 2001
followedBy Bolivian government of Jorge Quiroga NERFINISHED
foreignPolicy close relations with the United States
support for US-backed coca eradication policies
headOfGovernment Hugo Banzer Suárez NERFINISHED
headOfState Hugo Banzer Suárez NERFINISHED
historicalContext post–Cold War Latin American neoliberal wave
humanRightsIssue allegations of excessive use of force in rural coca-growing regions
ideology conservatism
neoliberalism
implementedPolicy coca eradication campaigns
market-oriented reforms
neoliberal economic reforms
privatization of state-owned enterprises
structural adjustment policies
leaderParty Nationalist Democratic Action NERFINISHED
legislativeElection 1997 Bolivian general election NERFINISHED
notableEvent Cochabamba Water War NERFINISHED
social protests against water privatization in Cochabamba
politicalPosition right-wing
precededBy Bolivian government of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (1993–1997) NERFINISHED
presidentialElection 1997 Bolivian general election
reasonForEnd resignation of Hugo Banzer due to health problems
responseToProtests harsh repression of demonstrators
seatOfGovernment Palacio Quemado NERFINISHED
socialConflict conflicts with coca growers (cocaleros)
startTime 1997
succeededBy interim presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez
timePeriod early 2000s
late 1990s
vicePresident Jorge Quiroga Ramírez NERFINISHED

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Cochabamba Water War conflictWith Bolivian government of Hugo Banzer
this entity surface form: Hugo Banzer government
Cochabamba Water War hasParticipant Bolivian government of Hugo Banzer